Three seats
Pick the leadership seat you need filled
The titles overlap, but the center of gravity differs. We fill one seat at a time and tell you plainly which one your situation calls for.
Fractional VP
Executive oversight for technology initiatives. We bridge business objectives and technical execution so your technology investments produce measurable outcomes.
- Technology strategy & roadmap
- Team leadership & mentoring
- Vendor management
- Budget planning & optimization
Fractional CTO
Technical architecture and engineering leadership. We design and build scalable, secure systems with the same practices you can inspect on the boardwalk.
- Technical architecture design
- Engineering team building
- Code review & quality assurance
- DevOps & infrastructure
Fractional CIO
Information systems strategy and cybersecurity leadership. We protect critical assets while enabling digital transformation, aligned with industry and regulatory standards.
- IT governance & compliance
- Security & risk management
- Digital transformation
- Data strategy & analytics
When it fits
When a fractional executive is the right call
- You have engineers but no one owns the roadmap Delivery is busy, direction is fuzzy, and technical decisions keep getting made by whoever spoke last
- A non-technical founder needs a technical counterpart Investors, enterprise customers, and auditors want to talk to someone who owns the architecture
- A prime or agency needs a named engineering leader A pursuit, contract, or client relationship calls for executive technical leadership without a full-time hire
- A technology leader just left You need the seat covered well while you decide what the permanent role should even look like
How we work
Cadence and scope
Month 01
Diagnose
Systems, team, spend, and roadmap review. You get a written assessment of where things stand and a prioritized plan, in plain language your whole leadership team can read.
Ongoing
Operate
A recurring number of days each month, embedded in your tools and meetings. Architecture decisions, hiring, vendor calls, board material, and hands-on review of the work that matters most.
When ready
Scale or hand off
Flex up for a launch, audit, or diligence. When the time comes for a full-time leader, we help write the role, interview candidates, and hand off cleanly.
Common questions
Before you email us
How is this different from hiring a consultant?
Accountability. A fractional executive sits in your leadership meetings, carries the title, owns outcomes quarter over quarter, and answers for the roadmap. It is a seat on the team, not a report that gets filed.
How much time do we get?
Engagements are scoped in days per month and reviewed quarterly. Most clients start with a few days a month and adjust from there. Scale up or down as your needs change; there is no long-term lock-in.
Is the work actually hands-on?
Yes. The same person who takes the leadership seat designs and operates the twelve live AWS environments behind this site, with the code public on GitHub. Strategy lands better when the strategist can still read the pull request.
Will you help us hire a full-time leader eventually?
Gladly. A healthy fractional engagement often ends in a permanent hire we helped define, interview, and onboard. Working ourselves out of the seat is a fine outcome.
Talk to the executive, not a sales team
Email info@planetek.org, call 303-356-2782, or use the contact form. The first conversation is free and candid: if a fractional seat is not what you need, we will say so.